Mets 12, Rockies 2 - deGrom Gets The Win!

After his heroics on Sunday night, Brandon Nimmo tried to top it with his first inning inside the park home run that gave the Mets and Jacob deGrom a 1-0 lead to open the game.

Mets manufactured a run after a Conforto double in the second. Conforto stole third and Jose Bautista grounded out and the run scored and the Mets had a 2-0 lead heading to the bottom of the third.

Rockies got one back against deGrom in the 2nd, Gerardo Parra doubled in Carlos Gonzalez to cut the lead to 2-1.

Wilmer Flores got the run back in the 4th with a solo home run

Brandon Nimmo bashed a solo Home Run, the traditional kind, in the Top of the 7th and the Mets led 4-1

deGrom was rolling along into the 7th when Jose Bautista misplayed a ball and allowed a run to score and make it 4-2

Devin Mesoraco smacked a two-run home run in the top of the 8th to put the Mets up by 4, 6-2

deGrom was through after 8 innings giving up the two runs, just one earned, on 5 hits with 7 strikeouts and he was poised to get the victory….finally!

Top 9, the Rockies loaded the bases and gave up back to back walks which scored two more runs and the Mets had an 8-2 lead, Amed Rosario Doubled in two runs and Brandon Nimmo plated two more with a single and the Mets had a laugher 12-2 to open the 4 game series.

Mets continue the 4 game series in Colorado Tuesday Night with first pitch at 8:40 PM. Mets on Deck with Pete McCarthy and his weekly spot with Jerry Blevins, starts at 6:05.